Jelena
Jelena was the 5030th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 26 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 2583rd with 68 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,710 places. More babies were named Jelena in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,030 girls, down 1,222 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 26girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201768 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,633babies recorded
Jelena popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,030 | 26 |
| 2020 | #3,808 | 38 |
| 2010 | #2,994 | 57 |
| 2000 | #4,020 | 31 |
| 1990 | #5,150 | 18 |
| 1980 | #5,350 | 13 |
| 1970 | #5,199 | 10 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jelena, counting every spelling?
Jelena has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Jelena?
26 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jelena (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jelena born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 323 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jelena.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jelena?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Jelena are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 10 and 28. That makes Jelena mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jelena by state
How common Jelena was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Jelena
How popular is the name Jelena?
Jelena was the 5030th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 26 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 2583rd with 68 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,710 places. More babies were named Jelena in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Jelena a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jelena in the US.
Where is Jelena most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jelena was most common in Florida (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and California.